.Tropical cyclone Shanshan is actually blasting Japan along with torrential rain, brutal winds The Washington PostJapan advises 1 million to leave as lumbering Tropical storm Shanshan threatens south with as much as a gauge of storm CNNTyphoon Shanshan: Japan plans for 'major disaster' as storm makes landfall The GuardianDozens injured or hurt, power cut as Tropical cyclone Shanshan reaches southern Asia Al Jazeera English.